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PEORIA, AZ  The Padres are hoping the history of the 2009-2010 seasons repeats in 2013.

After being on a 100-loss pace through the first 100 games of 2009, the Padres went 37-25 down the stretch to build momentum that carried over into the 90-win season of 2010.

Only a late-season slump robbed the Padres of a National League West title and a playoff berth – which they would have captured under the game’s current rules.

Fast forward three years.

The Padres of 2013 came to camp off a 49-37 run at the end of the 2012 season. The hopes are again high. There is an aura of confidence. There is a feeling that history could repeat.

But some things are not quite the same as they in 2010.

Over the off-season of 2009-10, the Padres added the likes of starting pitcher Jon Garland, catcher Yorvit Torrealba, infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. and outfielder Matt Stairs. One way or another, all four would be major contributors in 2010.

Over the past off-season, the Padres made no major additions.

And the off-season of 2009-2010 was relatively peaceful. Since the end of last season, the Padres have seen catcher Yasmani Grandal draw a 50-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, right-handed pitcher Andrew Cashner injured in a hunting accident and shortstop Everth Cabrera’s name linked to a lab under a Major League Baseball PED investigation.

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Plus, Heath Bell is not here to proclaim: “The Padres are going to the World Series.” There is no cheerleading from the likes of veterans David Eckstein, Hairston, Torrealba, Bell and Stairs.

“No, it’s not the same now as it was in 2010, but I don’t mean that in a negative way,” Padres right fielder Will Venable said recently.

“Confidence-wise, I think we’re probably ahead of where we were in spring training of 2010. We know what we did at the end of last year. We’ve got confidence that we can build on that and improve. Individually and as a team, we feel we can do it.

“In 2010, we had those four or five vocal veteran players who were always telling the younger players ‘you can do it.’ The young players on this team don’t need that kind of reassurance. Most played a big role at the end of last season. And many of the younger players on the 2009 and 2010 teams are still here. They know what can happen, what we can do.”

Catcher Nick Hundley said this group of Padres might not need to hear the rah-rah approach as much as the 2009 team did.

“The focus and intensity of this camp has really been productive and crisp,” said Hundley. “There’s a more veteran approach. I love the vibe we have right now. I haven’t seen one guy waste time during the drills thus far. It’s a loose, but no-nonsense approach.”